As for a bio of Shaykh 'Ubayd, this is a rough summary of what can be found on Sahab.net

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He is: 'Ubayd bin 'Abdillaah bin Sulaymaan al-Hamdaanee al-Jaabiree, from the tribe of Banoo Jaabir. He was born in the year 1357H in an area of al-Madeenah an-Nabawiyyah.

In the year 1365H he took his primary level education.

In 1374H, he settled in al-Madeenah, and due to family-related circumstances, he withdrew from his studies for a period of time.

Then, in the year 1381, he resumed studies beginning in Daarul-Hadeeth of al-Madeenah, then the Ma'hadul-'Ilmee, then College of Sharee'ah in the Islaamic University. The Shaykh (hafithahullaah) graduated in the year 1392H with a rating of imtiyaaz (excellence) and was the first of his class. The Shaykh later went on to obtain his Masters in Tafseer.

Shaykh 'Ubayd was an Imaam in Masjid as-Sabt in Madeenah from 1387 to 1392 H. Then he � hafithahullah- was a teacher in Jiddah in the Junior High school 'Umar bin 'Abdil-'Azeez. This was until 1396H. He was a daa'iyyah in Markazud-Da'wah wal-Irshaad in Madeenah from 1396-1404. From 1404-1417, Shaykh 'Ubayd was a teacher in the Islaamic University of Madeenah.

Of course the Shaykh is well known to the mashayikh, and our mashayikh here in Kuwait often travel to see the Shaykh and keep in close contact with him - may Allaah preserve him.